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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

FRA-PHMSA Meeting Agenda – 8-27-13

Today is the first of a two-day joint public meeting between
the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that
I previously mentioned. The agenda for the meeting is available
on line and it may not be too late to sign-up for the teleconference link.

There are a couple of interesting topics on the agenda for
today. They include a discussion of the §174.24 requirement for train crews to
have information on hazmat materials physically on hand and a discussion of §174.67
requirements for transloading operations.

The biggest non-surprise of the agenda is tomorrow’s
discussion about the safe transportation of crude oil, ethanol and flammable
gasses. Much of the discussion will presage the Railroad
Safety Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday to specifically discuss the
safety response to the Canadian crude oil train derailment. The agenda for that
meeting is supposed to be published by tomorrow.

About Me

I spent 15 years in the US Army as an Infantry NCO. After getting out of the Army I started working in the chemical industry, getting my BSc Chemistry degree while working as a technician. I spent 12 years working as a process chemist in a specialty chemical company. Most recently I worked as a QA/R&D Manager in a specialty chemical manufacturing facility. Currently I am working as a freelance writer.